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I’m with you all the way with Bohemian Rhapsody, though being totally honest I can’t abide anything Queen did. Bat out of hell by Meatloaf. Moondance, it always reminds me of those very mercenary gigs with very bad jazz bands.

It’s a learning curve. You learn from what you’ve done in the past, some things work, so you carry those forward, tweaking them. Other things don’t work, but you should look at them, to try and find why they don’t. It’s actually good to let others listen to what you’re doing, ask them to critique your work. Learn to critically listen to your work. My PhD is in composition. I have monthly tutorials with my supervisor, we sit and listen to what I’m doing, I get feedback. I listen to some of the stuff I did a year ago and think, cripes, that’s awful. That’s a sign that I’ve improved though.

I think the live on Gdańsk album features him with Wright and Mason. Wright died shortly after.

It’s a fabulous place. I graduated from their BMus course in 2015. It’s hard work. I auditioned at several places, I’ve also spoken to people who studied elsewhere, I’d say that of the various places that do similar courses, ICMP’s is the most demanding. I’m honoured to feature on their website. https://www.icmp.ac.uk/about-icmp/student-successes/kevin-buckland Feel free to message me if you have any specific questions.

The first solo bassist I heard was Michael Manring, that was when I heard bass being played as an instrument, rather than fulfilling a function. The bass album that really affected me was Steve Lawson’s Grace and Gratitude, which is still my favourite by him. It’s like listening to a Mark Rothko painting. Beautiful solo bass playing, woven into a sublime ambient soundscape.

It’s always the same, very noisy, and lots of people, which is why I don’t go. I was even offered a free ticket this year.

See my post above, the link explains it.

Many bands also play too loud, which doesn’t help.

UB40 split and became two, as if one wasn’t already too many.

He did tour as Pink Floyd with that same lineup though in the early 90s. Maybe Waters took legal action or something?

https://ledgernote.com/columns/guitar-guru/guitar-inlays/

I guess it’s how important that one member is. I think Level 42 were down to one original member at one point. That was Mark King, who was probably the most vital member. I’m always surprised about David Gilmour. At one point he was touring with Nick Mason and Richard Wright, yet under his own name.

No worse really than classic rock.

Steve Lawson's music is extremely beautiful, and the perfect soundscape for a lot of things.

Have you checked the little switches on the rear?

You were always on my mind was one of the two I could remember, along with West end girls. One or the other is always playing whenever I have the misfortune to hear Smooth FM, a radio station for people who don’t particularly like music.

I only thought they had a couple of hits. They were a little before my time though, and a little too Smooth FM for my tastes. I’ve seen quite a few people on Facebook saying how good it was. Is the reason for people on here not liking it due to there being no live drums or something?

I’m imagining several dozen members of the forum, using this thread as an excuse for returning from the weekend’s bass show with lots of new gear.

I keep a bike in the boot, just in case the car breaks down.

They were of their time, and should maybe stick to banging out their hits to guys that liked them then, and have the money necessary to buy the tickets. They've never done anything for me at all, same with a lot of bands and artists from that time. I can see why people did like them though, they were different from other bland bands playing then. My aunt and uncle saw them in a small pub in Birmingham. They though them too loud though, and left. The father of a guy I used to play with owned a pub in Birmingham where they played. He was annoyed when they left without tidying up; after having smashed their instruments up. He swept all the debris up and threw it all away.

Just transcribe loads. Use a real book and work out what’s going on, that’s how I did it, and many others. There are methods that people use to teach, we were taught one at uni. They tend to sound what they are though, unmusical methods, lacking artistry. They tend to revolve around arpeggios.

I did a few dep gigs for a blues singer a few years ago. He was well into his 50s, short and very overweight. Imagine my horror when halfway through the encore, he appeared from the rear of the stage totally nude. Not a pretty sight, though surprisingly, the ladies in the audience loved it.

They’re brilliant little monitors. A friend of mine uses a pair live, I bought some after seeing him use them. I did sell mine to buy a pair of the bigger 8040 monitors, but only because they’re what's in the studios at my university.

The Police were an incredible trio. Space is a wonderful thing, why fill it?